Why CISOs and Executives Should Care About IABs

Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are profiting from and enabling cybercrime by discovering and selling access to compromised systems—especially VPN/RDP and unpatched critical vulnerabilities like Citrix—fuelling the rise of ransomware and lowering the barrier to entry for attackers; organizations should prioritize vulnerability management, patching, and monitoring of remote access to reduce exposure.